September is Student Parent Success Month!

This September, Cabrillo College is proud to celebrate Student Parent Success Month, recognizing the dedication, resilience, and many roles our student parents balance every day.

Throughout the month, Cabrillo’s Student Parent Working Group is hosting events designed to celebrate student parents, strengthen community, connect families with resources, and create spaces for student parents to be heard.

September Events

• September 1 & 2 | Student Parent Escucha with VP of Student Services
  12:00–12:45 p.m.
  9/1: Aptos Multicultural Student Center
  9/2: Watsonville A130
  Join us for a listening session to share your experiences, ideas, and needs as a student parent. Food included!

• September 4 | Children’s Seahawk Story Time with President Capps
  1:00–1:30 p.m. | Children’s Center 1508
  Bring your little Seahawks for a special story time with Cabrillo College President Jenn Capps!

• September 8–30 | Cold Weather Essentials Drive
  Donations collected September 8–17 and distributed September 21–30 at the Food Pantries on both campuses. Help us make sure student parent families have access to warm essentials as the seasons change.

• September 21 | Car Seat Safety Check
  9:00–11:00 a.m. | Building 1500 Parking Lot
  In partnership with RCFam. Have your child’s car seat checked and receive helpful safety information. Sign up in advance: Car Seat Safety Check Sign-Up

• September 30 | Faculty Training: Creating Inclusive Spaces for Student Parents
  1:30–3:00 p.m. | Multicultural Student Center
  A professional learning opportunity focused on creating more welcoming, responsive, and inclusive learning environments for parenting students.

We celebrate you, student parents, this month and throughout the year!

Student Parent Working Group

Cabrillo’s Student Parent Working Group brings together:

• Office of Student Housing, Family Services, & Essential Supports

• CalWORKs, Rising Scholars, & Juvenile Justice

• EOPS/CARE

• Children’s Center & Lab School

Contact Ryan Haynes at ryhaynes@cabrillo.edu.

Once Per Semester
Essential Supports hosts Cooking Workshops, a hands-on program where students cook alongside one another to prepare a full meal using pantry-available ingredients. The focus is on building confidence, practical cooking skills, and connection through shared food experiences.

Twice a Month
During open pantry hours, find Food Tasting in the Food Pantry. These brief tastings offer ready-made samples of seasonal produce or simple pantry-based dishes, designed to spark ideas and make trying something new easy and approachable.